John Max Leipold (February 26, 1888 in Hunter, NY – March 8, 1970 in Dallas, TX) was a prolific American film and radio score composer.
He is most noted for winning 1939 Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film Stagecoach, along with Richard Hageman, Frank Harling, and Leo Shuken.
[6] In 1928 he moved to Hollywood and worked in Paramount Studios' music department.
[7] He began as a librarian under Nat W. Finston, where he would select stock music for films and add his own compositions.
[4] Starting in 1942 he began to compose mostly for CBS, including for two Three Stooges films.